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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're on vacation with some old friends and their kids. Their only child is 5. Our kids are 3 and 2, and believe me they can be plenty annoying in their own way, but this 5-year-old is driving me crazy. He is not a bad kid and his parents are not inattentive. They are not always consistent with discipline but they're pretty good -- as good as most parents I know. I want to love this child and I know he means well but I'm having a tough time. He is just so annoying. He constantly interrupts adult conversations and then just talks and talks and talks without taking a breath until you finally cut him off after like 5 minutes, then he gets mad and whiny. If I compliment my child in any way, he has to one-up him. E.g. if I say "That's a nice picture" to my DS, this child will say, "But my picture is NICER, right?"  And of course it is because he is older, but it's just mean to say. And yes I do compliment this other child probably MORE than I compliment my own child, but I do occasionally compliment my own child. If I sit down to read a book with one of mine, this other child MUST be included and then loudly talk through the entire thing. He is also a huge tattletale, and he seems to feel competitive even with much younger children.

Is this just the age? Is it an only child thing? Are my kids going to be like this? Do you think the parents realize how annoying he is?[/quote]

I thought the EXACT same thing about my neighbor's 5 year old DS (they gave two kids). My child at the time was 2.5
Guess what?! It's NORMAL 5 year old behavior. Some kids tattle, whine or interrupt a bit more than others, but ALL of them do it. Get over it OP, your snowflakes will go through this stage too. [/quote]

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